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shakermaker · 08-03-2009, 01:43

To me Stanley were terrible.

We were tactically inept, and were always playing as eleven individuals rather than a unit. The very basics of football were completely lost.

In attack we were awful. Surely the scouse lot have heard the song "Pass & Move". We couldn't pass water. John Mullin (who was nowhere near fit enough) never had any passing options as all our players stood like statues when he had the ball. We are so easy to defend against it's unreal.

The biggest problem I saw was how Stanley players never closed down the opposition. You cannot stand off an opposition side so successful when they are on the attack. Whenever we got the ball, two Gills players closed our man down and retrieved the ball. We must've kept posession for a combined total of thirty seconds. We made it so easy for Gillingham and in truth they should've done better.

Another thing terribly wrong with our side - Chris Turner's boots! Get him down to JJB...

The positives? Kenny Arthur! He was back to his old self, rising like a salmon on red bull to pluck crosses out of the air. The King is back!
Also, fair play to Rocky. He was played drastically out of position and with that in mind he played pretty well. Welcome back Jodie.

All in all, I thought we were lucky not to get a hiding today.

08-03-2009, 01:43	#33
shakermaker God Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 6,522 Liked: 367 times Rep Power: 3485	Re: Today Vs Gillingham (match thread) To me Stanley were terrible. We were tactically inept, and were always playing as eleven individuals rather than a unit. The very basics of football were completely lost. In attack we were awful. Surely the scouse lot have heard the song "Pass & Move". We couldn't pass water. John Mullin (who was nowhere near fit enough) never had any passing options as all our players stood like statues when he had the ball. We are so easy to defend against it's unreal. The biggest problem I saw was how Stanley players never closed down the opposition. You cannot stand off an opposition side so successful when they are on the attack. Whenever we got the ball, two Gills players closed our man down and retrieved the ball. We must've kept posession for a combined total of thirty seconds. We made it so easy for Gillingham and in truth they should've done better. Another thing terribly wrong with our side - Chris Turner's boots! Get him down to JJB... The positives? Kenny Arthur! He was back to his old self, rising like a salmon on red bull to pluck crosses out of the air. The King is back! Also, fair play to Rocky. He was played drastically out of position and with that in mind he played pretty well. Welcome back Jodie. All in all, I thought we were lucky not to get a hiding today.